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This entire site is an ad-hominem fallacy. Doesn’t mean we’re wrong though.
Self-awareness is the first step. Apparently not the last.
Taking a closer look at the critics, creators, and countercult personalities who have made opposing Mormonism a calling, a career, or a content calendar.
A satirical project about public arguments and media culture—not a claim that everyone who criticizes the Church thinks alike.Back in 2026, Don Jehlin realized something powerful: professional critics of Mormonism had untold stories of their own, and a few hard truths to learn about their own worldview.
Ex-Mormon influencers were discovering that a faith transition could generate a nearly unlimited supply of episodes. Evangelical countercult ministries were discovering that the phrase “not really Christian” could be delivered with fresh conviction every Tuesday. And assorted internet commentators were discovering that a Latter-day Saint doing almost anything was, apparently, breaking news.
They came from different backgrounds. Some were former members. Some had never set foot in a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse. Some considered one another theologically mistaken. Yet they were united by an extraordinary passion: talking about Mormonism.
Don knew their stories deserved to be told. So he made a bold move—he closed seventeen apologetics tabs, purchased a microphone, and launched Anti-Mormon Stories from a spare bedroom.
His mission was simple: investigate the public statements, arguments, double standards, and occasionally spectacular misunderstandings of influential critics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If Mormon beliefs deserve scrutiny, surely the people who make scrutinizing those beliefs their profession do, too.
The project eventually inspired the entirely fictional Closed Stories Foundation, dedicated to the radical belief that a conversation about religion can involve both disagreement and a stopping point.
Religious criticism can be valuable. So can a difficult faith transition. People who report genuine mistreatment deserve to be taken seriously, and sincere theological disagreements deserve substantive discussion.
But skepticism should not turn off the moment a podcast host, YouTube apologist, or self-appointed cult expert starts speaking. We examine when criticism becomes caricature, when ministries substitute labels for arguments, and when a religious departure becomes an endlessly monetized identity.
Our guiding question: what happens when being against Mormonism becomes more important than being accurate about Mormonism?
We examine public claims from every corner of anti-Mormon commentary, distinguishing sincere disagreement from misleading narratives, selective quotations, and performative outrage.
Faith transitions can be complicated. But does every new stage of healing require another reaction video? We explore the difference between helping people move forward and making departure itself a lifelong brand.
Real differences over scripture, salvation, and the nature of God deserve serious debate. We ask what gets lost when some countercult personalities reach for a label before they reach for an argument.
Out-of-context sermons, inherited talking points, outdated descriptions, and claims repeated for decades: we trace what critics say back to what the evidence actually supports.
A former member can simply be a former member. An evangelical can preach the gospel without making a Latter-day Saint the villain of every sermon. A secular critic can evaluate religious claims without turning every coffee-shop conversation into a Joseph Smith fact-check.
Opposition is not a substitute for identity. And confidence is not a substitute for context. We think fair-minded critics—and fair-minded believers—should be able to agree on at least that much.
“If Mormonism is so uninteresting, why is it your full-time job?”— The Anti-Mormon Stories question
Anti-Mormon Stories is more than a podcast. It's a daring invitation to apply your standards of evidence to your own side.
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